Field Finance Manager

El Pollo Loco Holdings•Costa Mesa, CA

30d

About The Position

The Field Finance Manager serves as a strategic partner to operations leadership. This role analyzes restaurant performance, interprets financial data and provides guidance to influence operational decision-making. This role identifies areas of opportunities within the P&L and engages cross-functionally with other departments (e.g., Operations, Training and Finance) to provide COGS, labor, and other controllables analysis and recommendations for maximizing efficiencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in Systems Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field is required.
Minimum of 5 years in FP&A, field finance, multi-unit retail/restaurant finance, or hospitality analytics in a medium to large organization.
Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of required education.
Knowledge on data extraction, organization and reporting is the primary skill-set required for this position along with ability to perform these procedures efficiently and present results of the work.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Professional (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and proficiency with the internet required.
Ability to quickly adapt to change and adjust priorities to meet the organization's needs.
Excellent oral and written communication skills needed.
Must possess professional interpersonal skills, maintain a positive attitude, be flexible and self-directed, and work well with team members.
Ability to effectively speak with internal customers, external customers, vendors and franchisees.
Must be decisive and make fact-based decisions.
Ability to work weekends and extended work schedules as needed.
Attention to detail, data integrity and accuracy required.

Nice To Haves

Work experience in the QSR industry is highly preferred.
Exposure to enterprise planning and/or business intelligence software.

Responsibilities

Utilize budgeting tools to aggregate, analyze, and plan key initiatives in support of the creation of annual budgets for restaurants and assesses impact to the P&L
Provide insight and suggestions for process improvement to improve restaurant management and controls.
Read and analyze financial impacts, make recommendations supporting equipment and systems innovation related to throughput improvement and operating complexity
Provide support to field leaders, assisting with updating weekly transactions and sales forecasts.
Assign and manage above guideline hours and exceptions for all stores
Create KPI P&L reports and trains field managers as needed on P&L opportunities and financial literacy.
Conduct regular P&L reviews with Above store leadership for portfolio opportunities and identify emerging issues.
Develop & maintain on-going operations reporting support for tracking, implementation & execution follow-up for initiatives and controls.
Perform P&L coaching for corrective actions and levers from P&L issues such as, but not limited to waste, inventory, and overtime management.
Partner with operations to develop action plans and track progress improvements.
Work with cross-functional partners in resolving emerging issues dedicated ingredient waste/pack size issues.
Support annual budget process through a review of sales projections, prime costs and controllables targets by location.
Validate individual restaurant P&L budget and forecast data for accuracy, requests updates and additional data if needed.